Lucknow

The official spokesman said the two buildings that were demolished had been illegally constructed on an enemy property and the map of the buildings was not sanctioned by the Lucknow Development Authority.

The exercise by ICMR — a part of surveillance efforts undertaken at a nationwide level — will involve population-based sero surveys that will be undertaken in seven districts across the state.

The villagers hoisted the flag and sang the national anthem, following the guidelines of social distancing.

Dr Ayub, who was elected to the Vidhan Sabha in 2012, was arrested from Gorakhpur on August 1, for issuing an advertisement with 'derogatory content' in a newspaper.

The SP chief alleged that the situation in the state was so grim that around a dozen ministers and MLAs were infected, while one cabinet minister had also succumbed to the disease.

The chief minister also directed the officials to ensure that all needy get foodgrain and said that people without ration cards should be provided one.

The court also said it would record the statement of another accused Ram Chandra Khatri from Sonipat jail on July 21. Khatri is in jail in another case.

Khushi was arrested after her husband was killed in an encounter with the police in Hamirpur district on July 8 over his alleged involvement in the ambush in Bikru village.

The STF added they immediately took Dubey to hospital for "first aid" but the doctors declared him dead after examination.

An aide of absconding gangster Vikas Dubey on Sunday had admitted that someone from the police department had called Dubey and alerted him about the police raid.

On Friday, the gangster's mother had said she would have no qualms if her son was killed in an encounter by the police.

MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday expanded his cabinet as 28 new ministers took oath at the Raj Bhavan. Among them were a dozen of Scindia's loyalists, while several senior BJP leaders were snubbed.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited the hospital in Lucknow on Tuesday and enquired about Governor Lalji Tandon's health.

Tandon, 85, was admitted to the hospital on the morning of June 11 with breathing problems, difficulty in urination and fever. His COVID-19 sample report came out negative at the time of admission.

The development comes in the wake of withdrawal of salaries from several government schools in the state based on forged documents in the name of one Anamika Shukla.

In the viral video, the principal identified as Dr Aarti Lalchandani, was purportedly seen interacting with some people, who appear to be journalists. “They are terrorists,” Dr Lalchandani can be heard saying, while allegedly referring to the members of T...